KleanDrive, specialists in heavy vehicle electric conversion and Alexander Dennis has announced a strategic alliance. The team-up is to see the deployment of electric repowering solutions for the manufacturer’s diesel buses in use today. Through Alexander Dennis’ newly-launched AD Repower brand, the partnership is intended to extend the life of diesel buses already on the […]
The new ‘SWITCH’ ticket is being trialled throughout August on the operator’s buses across Harrogate, and extending to and from Leeds, Pateley Bridge, Ripon, Knaresborough, Boroughbridge and Wetherby plus the FLYER A2 between Harrogate, Leeds Bradford Airport and Bradford. The £4 ticket saves up to £2 compared with the cost of two capped single fares […]
Ten MCV eVoSeti bodied Volvo B8L tri-axle double-deckers with 92 seats, USB charging, free WiFi, hearing loops for those with auditory impairments and audio-visual next stop announcement systems will increase the frequency of the service to up to every 20 minutes on weekdays, and every 30 minutes at weekends. The new timetable starting on 3 August […]
Under Managing Director Jim Quinn, J&K Coaches has grown from a small local operator into one of Ireland’s premier coach hire and tourism companies. The company saw a 40% year-on-year increase in turnover in 2024 and early 2025 returns indicate a doubling of revenue compared with the same period in 2024. “This new London depot […]
Jason brings a fresh perspective from both the coach sector and Welsh operators to the RHA Board, reflecting the RHA’s growing commitment to represent more of the UK’s road transport industry. He has more than three decades of experience in the travel, engineering and coach sectors. After 13 years at British Airways and GE as […]
Recently delivered are four B8L based double-deckers, a mix of two- and three-axle vehicles that offer up to 98 seats in their MCV eVoSeti bodywork. They join a recently delivered single-deck B8RLE MCV eVoRa bus, with a pair of 57-seat B8R MCV eVoTor coaches scheduled for delivery before the end of the year. They will […]
The session focussed on the 10-year future pipeline of zero-emission bus orders, in order to give the UK manufacturers who currently meet around 60% of the demand, the long-term certainty needed to invest and grow. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander, said, “It was great to bring mayors together today for the fifth meeting of the bus […]
Starting with two secondhand MCW Metrobuses, the business now has a fleet of more than 100 vehicles and employs over 200 people delivering 38 services spanning Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey. Twelve years after it was founded, Carousel Buses was purchased by the Go-Ahead Group – one of the UK’s largest bus operators – for […]